The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-09-16

IN SPEAKING of the coming State
campaign the Asheville Citizen says: :
st is we'll to recognize the fact that
there is danger; and the extra cam
paign must be fought in that idea. 1t
must be fought as much by the can
didate for the gubernatorial chair as
by any other agency; more so; for
upon the candidate Of the chief eX-
ecutive Office is centered the chief
political hope and interest.
Therefore the characteristics pre-
scribed in the article of the News
and Observer must be observed. SO
long as stump speaking or public dis
cusSiOn is the instrument to victory,
the candidate must be man armed
with all the weapons of debate, all the
magazines of information, all the
enthusiasm of combatant. all the
courage Of chevalier, all the cool
ness of veteran, all the tact OF Ii
diplomatist, all the readiness of the
parliamentarian, all the suavity OF
the courtier; and then be must have a
personal character so pure that in its
harness there shall be found no joint
through which the shafts OF calumny
can enter.
Can we find man so perfect?
Yes. several of them. But let the
selection of such be made deliber-
ately, carefully and wisely. And the
time approaches for consideration.
That the essential prerequisites laid
down by the the News and Observer
and indorsed by the Asheville Citizen
are fully met in the candidate Of the
FISHERMAN & FARMER, we need only
reproduce what the Falcon, published
at Mr.. Creecy's home (the best place
furnishing the very best opportu-
mites for Thoroughly knowing the
MANI of date the 9th says with refer
ence to him, his ability and general
fitness.
eve note with very great pleasure
that some of our brethren Of the press
are urging the name Of our distin
guished tOwnsman, Col. r. 3. Creecy.
for North Cardinals chief executive
We have deemed it eXpedient not to
be too hasty in recommending him to
the public, because we knew that
there were others away from his home
who recognized his ability and fitness
for the position as well as did we, and
preferred to be guided by their discre-
ton in bringing him to the front. |
We are not disposed to say that Col. |
Creecy is the ONLY available man for
the position, or that he would make |
the strongest canvass and other sim |
liar eXtravlgant expressions so COM |
mon among advocates of candidates |
for office, but we do say, without fear |
of contradiction by those who know |
him, that Col. Creepy is as competent |
man and would be as acceptable to |
the people, if nominated. as any man
we could mention. He is one of the
best informed men on politics in the |
State. He has been a Democrat from
his infancy, he is a scholar, strong
speaker and possessed of an unusual
amount of personal magnetism. He
would make a practical governor like
Jarvis, man who would be boom
for the State every time he left it's
borders, a man in whom every one
from the humblest to the highest
would feel that he had a sympathiser
and a friend, and man whom North
in after years would be
proud to point to as having been their
governor. Let US then urge his
claims, let US nominate him, then let
the whole State and especially the
East roll up the largest majority for
Democracy that has ever been given"